Wyoming Republican Sen. John Barrasso on Friday accused Sen. Chuck Schumer of using the impeachment trial of President Trump as a cudgel against swing-state Republican senators to further his aspiration to serve as Senate majority leader. TRUMP'S SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL: GOP LEADERSHIP TRIES TO AVOID DEFECTIONS ON POSSIBLE WITNESS VOTEIf Democrats win back the Senate in November, Schumer, a New York Democrat, would be in line to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell as majority leader next year. With only 47 votes in the Senate, Schumer needs four GOP defections to win the majority vote needed to issue subpoenas for the new information. “It is on the shoulders of four Republican senators to join us in demanding it. Graham on Friday called for Joe and Hunter Biden’s Ukraine dealings to be investigated -- but after the impeachment trial concluded.

Source: Fox News January 24, 2020 19:37 UTC